VPNs are becoming more common, especially with governments, ISPs and other organizations greatly increasing user monitoring. With the need for VPNs on the rise, is it really worth paying for a VPN service while there are so many free ones?
Are there really free VPNs?
我知道免費VPN非常誘人。畢竟，您不必支付任何費用，對吧？嗯，事實並非如此。歸根結底，免費 VPN 並不是幾乎免費的。
Ever heard of the term TANSTAAFL? If you are familiar with Heinlen, you know that ‘There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.’ The adage was obtained from the 1930’s Old West Saloons that offered a free lunch when you bought a drink. But of course, there’s always a catch. The food was usually so salty that you would end up buying more and more drinks to slate your thirst.
對於免費VPN，同樣適用。如果您不為產品付費，那麼您就是產品。畢竟，運行VPN非常昂貴，沒有人會為慈善事業這樣做。那麼他們從哪裡得到運行伺服器的資金呢？好吧，為了你！
免費 VPN 如何處理你的數據
獲得VPN的主要原因之一是使您的數據保持私密和安全。畢竟，這就是名稱中的“P”所代表的。為此，他們會加密您的數據，然後將其彙集到自己的伺服器。您不再通過ISP訪問互聯網，而是通過VPN伺服器訪問互聯網。這樣，您的ISP就無法再跟蹤您的在線活動。
However, what you have done is that you have merely just swapped between two parties who can track your data. Paid VPNs try as much as possible to keep your data private, and even some like IPBurger don’t monitor your online activities at all. This is clearly stated in our privacy policy, and other paid VPNs also do the same. After all, they all want to attract users with their promise of no-logs.
However, free VPNs do log your data. Actually, they take full advantage of the data, sometimes even more than your ISP would. To get the money to run their service and also make a profit, free VPNs tend to sell this data to third parties for advertising purposes. A recent CSIRO study that investigated 283 VPNs found that 75% of ‘free’ VPN apps contained some form of tracking. As such, is it really a private network?
你應該避免使用免費VPN的其他原因
這隻是原因之一，還有其他一些原因：
惡意軟體
In a study conducted by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, out of the 234 ‘Free’ VPN apps they tested, 38% of them contained some form of additional malware.
將您用作端點
Hola was once the king of ‘free’ VPNs, but in 2015 it was found to be using a user’s internet connection to power the service for others.
智慧財產權洩漏
Most ‘free’ VPNs can’t implement IP and DNS leak protection features. The result? Leaking IPs. As such, you are not as private as you were promised.
相當慢
大多數免費 VPN 通常都有一個小型網路，這是可以理解的。由於它們是「免費」的，很多人傾向於跑到他們那裡，因此伺服器大多人滿為患。結果是一個網路，可以為您提供令人難以置信的慢速度。
那你能做什麼呢？
那你能做什麼呢？First, what should you not do? Never run to a VPN just because they tell you its free. Actually, you steer away from free VPNs as much as possible. Luckily, there are premium VPNs that don’t charge you overboard to use their VPN service. IPburger is one of the most reliable and affordable VPNs, and we provide various packages to fit various users. With a premium VPN, you can be sure that they will do anything possible to protect your data and keep you secure. You will however still need to choose yours carefully, as not all VPNs are made equal.
